Garment



J. SIEGEL GARMENT Filed Feb. 24. 1925 nally Patented May 1, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,667,827 PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH SIEGEL, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN,v ASSIGNOB TO AMERICAN LADY COMPANY (INC.), 01 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

GARMENT.

Application filed February 24, 1925. Serial No. 11,276.

The invention relates to garments and has for one of its objects the provision of a garment comprising upper and lower dress elements which are detachably secured to each other at a plurality of peripheral points, whereby they may be retained in their proper relative positions and also detached from each other to permitof cleaning the same. Another object is the provision of a garment comprising upper and lower dress elements overlapping and detachably secured to each other to permit adjusting the garment to the height of the wearer. A further object is the provision of a garment comprising a girdle and a brassiere, the latter surrounding a portion of the former and being detachably secured thereto at both the front and rear.

With these as well as other objects in view the invention resides in the novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:

Figurel is a perspective view of a garment embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3' of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an enlarged inner side elevation partly broken away showing a portion of the garment.

1 and 2 designate respectivelyl the upper and lower dress elements of t e garment. The upper dress element is a brassiere adapted to retain the figure of the wearer. The lower dress element is a girdle which is also adapted to retain the figure of the wearer, this girdle being provided with longitudiextending stays in its front and rear portions including the stays 3 in the upper central part of its front portion and the stays 4 in its rear portion adjacent to the side elastic webbings 5 of the lower portion. Both the brassiere and girdle open'at one side of the garment, the openings preferably registering with each other and the edges of the brassiere and girdle at these openings being suitably secured to each other as by means of hooks and eyes.

The brassiere 1 preferably surrounds the upper portion of the girdle 2 and this brassi'ere is detachably and adjustably secured to the girdle at both the front and rear so that the arment formed thereby may be adjusted to the height of the wearer and secured in,

their proper 'arelative positions and at the same time the brassiere and girdle may be separated to permit cleaning.- As shown the brassiere is secured to the girdle by means of the string 6 at the front of the garment and the strings 7 and 8 at the rear of the garment. These strings are preferablyse-.

cured to the brassiereand extend through a der straps 10 and the girdle 2 has secured thereto the hose supporters 11 which are, located adjacent to the elastic webbings 5. Also the girdle o ening is adjacent to one of the elastic web ings.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a garment comprising upper and lower dress elements WhlCh are detachably and adjustably secured to each other at a plurality of peripheral oints so that these elements may be adjuste relative to each other to fit the height of the wearer and will also retain their proper relative positions. Furthermore, the dress elements may be separated to permit cleaninga \Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A combination garment comprising a lower dress section provided with a longitudinally extending stay in its upper front portion and an upper dress section overlapping said lower dress section and means for adjustably securing said dress sections to each other, including a securing element located adjacent to and below said stay.

2. A form retaining garment comprisin a girdle section and a'brassiere section, sai brassiere section surrounding a portion of said girdle section, longitudinally extending stays in said girdle section and strings for adj'ustably securing the front portions ,of said girdle section and brassiere section to each other, said strings being arranged'below the said stays.

3. A form retaining garment comprising an upper brassiere section and a lower girdle section, said sections overlapping for a-porrelatively short longi- Ei ments being located below the relatively short stays and above the relatively long Stays in the girdle section, and in abutting engagement with the ends of the said stays for preventing buckling of that por- 10 tion of the girdle section which is above the lower edge of the brassire section.

4. In a form retaining garment, the combination of a lower form retaining section,

teams? an upper form retaining section surrounding a portion of said lower form retaining section, means for adjustably securing said soctions to each other and a member carried by the lower form retaining section, having one end in abutting engagement with the said securin'g means for bracing that portion 0f the lower form retaining section which is surrounded by the upper form retaining section.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature.

JOSEPH SIEGEL. 

